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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

1,095 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 52 of 55

Poisoning in Hungary. Charges of Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 5

The bodies of twenty-five persons who had been poisoned by arsenic have been exhumed at Knez, Hungary…

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Attempted Murder. Sensational Case. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 November 1906 · page 5

Dr. Herbert, whom a Frenchmen Named Cesbron, to whom he had advanced money, attempted to murder is the Bois-le-Roi, near Fontainebleau,…

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Two-up School. Raid by Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 November 1906 · page 5

For some time past there have been reports of the existence of a two-up "school" in the vicinity of the Glebe. It was said that large numbers of men…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 6

Mr. Stephen Murphy, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. A cart hawker's license was granted…

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Attempted Murder in Turkey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Fehvl Pasha, the Sultan's Aide-de-camp, and Chief Secretary to the Police at the Yildiz Klosk, was traversing Pera, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 26. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 7

Four first offenders, for having been drunk, were fined 5s, in default the rising of the Court; and one who had been on ball wan filled 5s or 24 hours. Florrie…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 27. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 7

Louisa Connors, for drunkenness, was fined 20s, in default 14 days' imprisonment. Two first offenders for a like offence were fined 5s, in default to be…

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Children's Court. Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 7

A man described as a dealer, charged with assaulting a little girl at Broadmeadow, was committed for trial at the Maitland Quarter Sessions on December…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Maitland Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 6

Messrs. James Moylan and James Ferris, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday, when the applications for…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 7

In the Children's Court a boy of 14 years of age was fined 10s, with 6s costs, in default seven days, for using bad language…

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Escape From Gaol. Prisoners Overpower Keepers. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 5

An outbreak has occurred of the prisoners in Vladimir Gaol, in Russia. Thirty-five men overpowered the governor and warders, and then…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 28. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness. were each fined 5s, in default the rising of the Court. Desertion…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 6

Before Mr. Stephen Murphy, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday, Patrick Ferrelley was fined 2s 6d, with 3s 6d costs, for allowing a cow to…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 29. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 7

Two first offenders for drunkenness were each, fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Thomas Oughton, for using improper language on…

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Murder of a Kanaka. Port Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 5

Two Kanakas quarrelled while drunk last night, and one stabbed the other through the heart, killing him instantly. He then gave himself up to the police…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, November 29. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 7

Back and Co. v.—Green, claim for £2 11s, goods supplied. Verdict for plaintiffs, with costs. Moase Bros. v. Mrs. Lightfoot, claim…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 3

In the Children's Court, in an affiliation case from Carrington, defendant consented to an order for the payment of 6s per week, first payment to be made on…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 30. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 3

A first offender charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default, to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. Edward Dougherty, 53, a dealer, and…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 6

Mr. J. W. Fletcher, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Arthur A. Dolman was charging with having, at West Maitland, on the…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 6

Mr. J. W. Fletcher, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday. The license of the Family Hotel was…

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